Necktie-fastener



(No Model.)

C. MOLB. NEGKTIE FASTENER.

No. 544,820. Patented Aug. 20, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES MOL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

NECKTIEFFASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,820, dated August20, 16 95.

Application filed May 23, 1895. Serial No. 550.361. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES MoL, of Boston, county of Suffolk, State ofMassachusetts, haveinvented an Improvement in Necktie-Fasteners, ofwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representinglike parts.

This invention has for its object the production of a necktie-fastenerof simple and durable construction, by means of which the tie maybereadilyapplied to or removed from the collar-button of the wearer, andit more particularly relates to the improvement of the necktie-fastenerforming the subject-matter of United States Patent No. 499,466, grantedto me the 13th day of June, 1893.

Figure l of the drawings represents a rear view of a necktie in dottedlines with a necktie-fastener embodying my invention applied thereto.Fig. 2 is a front view of the necktie-fastener detached; and Fig. 3 isan enlarged vertical sectional View of the necktiefastener, taken on theline fr, Fig. 1.

The portion of the necktie-fastenerby which it is attached to thecollarbutton is shown as formed of Wire coiled in opposite directions toform springs a a, connected by a down- Wardly-curved portion b, the freeends of the wire crossing each other and being oppositely curved at c cto form actuating-arms d d, all as in my said patent, No. 499,466,referred to, like parts herein having the same referenceletters. Thepart b forms the xed side of the button-engaging loop, While the crossedand oppositely-curved portions c c, extended down over the fixed side,form the top and separable sides of the loop.

In the patent referred to the fastener is ab tached or permanentlysecured to the necktie bystitches or other means embracing the upperpart of the spring-coils, and it is not possible to quickly remove orattach the fastener to any necktie. To overcome this objection I haveprovided the fastener with a holder, whereby it may be quickly andeasily applied to or removed from a necktie, so that one fastener may beused with any one of a number of ties of various kinds.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown a thin plate e, preferably ofmetal, provided on its rear face and preferably at its upper edge withears e', overturned to form eyes to be entered loosely by the upperportions of the spring-coils a a'. The plate is bent over upon itself toform a longitudinal tubular bearing e2 at its lower edge and front faceand also at its upper edge to form a bearing eS and a keeper e4, thematerial of the front face of the plate being cut out between them atex, Fig. 2, leaving a laterallyprojecting prong or tongue e5. A pinfisadapted to slide in the bearing e3, the keeper e4 receiving the point ofthe pin when pushed into place. The pin is bent atf and then back toform a shank f2 to ent'er the long bearing e2 and to prevent itsaccidental removal. The tip of the shank f2 is turned up atfa to enter aslot e6 in the back of the bearing. (Clearly shown in Fig. l.)Preferably the bend f is slightly odset to form a convenient hold forthe fingers of the operator.

To apply the fastener to a necktie T, Fig. l, the pin is Withdrawn intodotted-line position and the front face of the plate e is pressedagainst the necktie, the prong e5 entering the material and positioningthe fastener. The pinfis then pushed in, its point entering the necktiematerial between the bearing e3 and the keeper e, firmly retaining thefastener in place, While permitting free movement of the button-engagingportion. Withdrawal of the pin instantly releases the fastener from thenecktie, the friction of the pin in its bearings sufficing to retain itin place.

My invention is not restricted to the precise construction andarrangement herein shown, nor to the exact button-engaging portionillustrated, as modifications in construction and arrangement may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope Aof my invention.

I claiml. An attaching device for neck-tie fasteners, consisting of aplate having a bearing and a keeper,a pin bent to form a shanklongitudinally movable in said bearings, and retaining loops for thefastener, the keeper receiving the point of the pin after its passagethrough the material of the neck-tie, substantially as described.

2. An attaching device for neck-tie fasteners, consisting of a platehaving a longitudinally slotted bearing, a keeper, a pin bent to form ashank adapted to slide in said bearing, a projection on the shank toenter the slotof the bearingand retain the shanktherein, and apositioning prong to enter the r'naterial of the neck-tie, the keeperreceivinggthe pointl of the pin when in operative position,substantially as described.

3. An attaching device for neck-tie fasten-v ers, consisting of a platehaving a long bearing, a short bearing and a keeper parallel thereto, apin bent to form a handle and a shank, the latter entering the longbearing and the portion adjacent the point. entering the short bearing,a prong to position the at.-

taching device, and a button engaging portion connected to said device,the pin enter ing the material of the neck-tie between the short bearingof the keeper, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthepresence of 2o two subscribing witnesses.

